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Growing a Business

How an Automated Scheduling Tool Helped a Wellness Center Shape Up

After a health issue put the boss on extended leave, an alternative medicine and massage studio used a scheduling service to get back on track.

Starting a Business

Too Much Paperwork? Embrace the Build-It-Yourself Online Form.

Form builders can be powerful small-business tools.

Devices

This Mobile App Tracks Deliveries in Real Time for All to See

When it comes to tracking your food from the restaurant to your door, Bringg delivers.

Devices

15 Time-Tested Apps Your Business Can't Live Without

Make these apps work for you, in areas like travel, money, communications and more.

Franchise

The 4 Things You Need to Know About McDonald's Turnaround Plan

Delivery, refranchising and a new organizational structure – here are the hard facts on how McDonald's wants to fix a broken system.

Science & Technology

The Location of This One Device in Your Office Can Suck Away Productivity (Infographic)

Hint: Do you have a centralized copier?

Starting a Business

9 Common Mistakes Made by New Entrepreneurs

Just because mistakes are inevitable, it doesn't mean you have to make the same ones everyone else does.

Marketing

3 Digital Marketing Channels That Work for Every Advertiser

Online advertising channels are numerous but these three are must buys.

Leadership

To Make Meetings Count, Don't Count Past One (Per Week)

One mandatory meeting a week, with a reliable structure and distractions like cell phones and laptops forbidden, can be amazingly productive.

Productivity

Quit Working Pointlessly Hard and Just Get More Done

A mindful approach to work and resistence to distractions results in getting a lot more done without making a big parade out of the work day.

Business News

Before Hiring a Business Coach Make Certain Their Skills Match Your Goals

If you find one coach with every skill you need, great, but in the real world different coaches have different sttrengths.

Resumes & Interviewing

Why Texting is the New Email in the Hiring Process

With the majority of adults owning smartphones with unlimited texting, texts are increasing seen as a professionally acceptable means of communication.

Innovation

The 4 Traps of Internal Innovation

Creating new or disruptive businesses inside a corporation is harder than you think.

Thought Leaders

SXSW Thought Leaders on Failing Better & Finding Your Way

Couldn't make the conference? Didn't take great notes? Here's our roundup of some of the best tips from thought leaders you'd do well to remember.